Syria
Israel strikes Syria in response to missile fire
JERUSALEM, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it attacked missile batteries in Syria on Wednesday after an anti-aircraft missile was…
Islamic State’s status in Iraq and Syria after the loss of second leader in two years
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death of its second leader in just over two years has dealt another blow to Islamic State, the…
UPDATED: ISIS leader Quraishi killed himself during Syria raid, U.S. says
AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a U.S. military raid…
Babies die from cold in storm-hit Idlib camps in Syria
Two babies have died from the cold after heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit camps for displaced people in north-western Syria. A…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militants targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in Iraq and…
Islamic State fighters surrender after British and US special forces help reclaim Syrian prison
Hundreds of Islamic State (IS) jihadists have surrendered after British and US special forces helped Kurdish fighters reclaim a Syrian prison complex…
Syria, Russia start joint air force patrols over Syrian territory
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Syrian and Russian military jets jointly patrolled the airspace along Syria's borders on Monday and plan to…
Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break
AMMAN, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops aided by U.S. troops tightened their siege of a prison housing…
Storm blankets Syrian tented camps in snow, at least one child dead
ZAITOUN CAMP, Syria, Jan 20 (Reuters) - At least one child was killed in northern Syria this week when a storm blanketed…
German court finds main suspect in first Syria torture trial guilty
A court in Germany found a Syrian former colonel guilty on charges of state torture on Thursday, and sentenced him to a…
UPDATED: Israeli attack in Syria’s central region kills 2 civilians – state media
An Israeli air strike in Syria killed two people and wounded seven others including six soldiers on Wednesday, Syrian state media said,…
Refugees in the media: how the most commonly used images make viewers dehumanise them
When the Syrian refugee crisis began in 2011, the journeys of thousands of people fleeing their home country to cross the Mediterranean…